1. Sixth Grade LA/Reading
LA6 Quarter 1 Week 3 September 14-18, 2015
Mrs. Nabulsi

2. Department of Defense MISSION STATEMENT VISION STATEMENT
Educate, engage and empower each student to succeed in a dynamic world.
To be among the World’s leaders in education, enriching the lives of military-connected students and the communities in which they live.

3. Humphreys Middle/High School
Mission Statement
Vision Statement
Educate , engage, and empower each student to succeed in a dynamic world
Helping students to be life-long learners equipped with skills for success in a changing world.

4. AdvancEd Goals Reading Writing
To help students read for understanding and build their comprehension skills. 
to help students to summarize by creating strong topic sentences, clear detail sentences and a supporting conclusion.

5. Monday, September 14, 2015 G Computer Lab
Have rough draft of letter to Pres. Jimmy Carter
Determine to whom you want share your paper for peer grading.
Type letter and share with peer grader and Mrs. Nabulsi on Google if you prefer, WORD and upload to Google Aps or . The long-hand and typed version must be handed in today.
Peer grade your partners' paper.
Create an account on quizlet.com.
Study for vocabulary quiz and spelling quiz

6. Tuesday, September 15, 2015 B Reading 6
CNN
Analogy
Idiom
Edit-It #3
Quiz on types of sentences.
Hand back papers and put grades on gradesheet
Read: My Pet and use post-its for summarizing each paragraph
Go over vocabulary and spelling for test on Thursday
See quizlet.com to study . Study until you have 100 on all words.
Homework: Finish third individual book (due Friday)

7. Analogy - characteristics
ATHLETE : FIT ::
A. Dog : energetic
B. chef : fat
C. priest : religious
D. dancer : intelligent
Strategy: Place first pair in a sentence; say same sentence substituting the second pair’s words
What if there are two possible answers? Use the word ALL
Back

8. Meaning - Acid test proves the effectiveness of something.
Idiom
1. Acid Test:
Meaning -  Acid test proves the effectiveness of something.
Example - I practiced hard at the dance sessions but the acid test will come when the master will assess our solo performances. Back

9. Wednesday, September 16, 2015 G Language Arts
CNN Kids News
Journal -
Correct this sentence
Final copy of letter to Pres. Carter – Need to mail TODAY
Project on living on the plains – Think of a topic.

10. Possible Topics for Plains project
Create a PowerPoint
Create a play
Create a story with a character living at the time but the character must be your age.
Detailed timeline
Prezi
PowToon
How to video
Write a report
( Remember, these are general topics and you must narrow them to be more specific and to have an idea to prove )
Log cabins
Animals of Texas
Wagon trains
Native American tribes
Buffalo Soldiers
Types of bears
Immigrants of the 1800’s
Presidents after the U.S. Civil War
Sod houses
Railroads
Totem poles
Battle of Little Big Horn
Gen. Custer
Buffaloes
Compare with how Australia was settled in this same time frame
Foods

11. Thursday, September 17, 2015 Reading
CNN
Idiom
Analogy
Test over vocabulary and spelling
READ: Old Yeller in book. Read in pairs.

12. Standards Covered
6E1a.1: Read aloud grade-level-appropriate poems and literary and informational texts fluently and accurately with appropriate timing, changes in voice, and expression
6E1b.4: Clarify an understanding of texts by creating outlines, notes, diagrams, summaries, or reports.

13. Reading Strategy-Marking the text
What is the purpose o marking the text?
For students to become more engaged in their reading
For students to thus build their comprehension
What is the procedure?
Number paragraphs
Use a highlighter to highlight a specific concept (who, what, when, where, similes,
Write short summaries of each paragraphs in the margin using keywords
Is it always the same?
No – each assignment may ask you to highlight different items
Post-Its can be used to write the summaries and to collect data that would be highlighted
Can I use this strategy in all my classes?
Yes- with all reading material
What about marking in textbooks?
No, for textbooks, use post-its, put the page number and paragraph on each post-it and put it on the page near the paragraph.

14. Complete marking the text – “Anjelo’s Nation”
Discuss Literary Elements from MTT
Row 1 – mark the who
Row 2 – mark the what
Row 3 – mark the when
Row 4 – mark the where
Two students mark the how/why
Sum each paragraph
Take the quiz
Characters
What do we know about each
What is their relationship
Setting
Time of year if not exact time
What is “The Nation”
What then can be inferred?
Retake the quiz

15. Thursday, September 10, 2015 – Language Arts
Write in journal
Edit-It- Correct this sentence
Review for test over types o sentences
Write rough draft of letter to Pres. Jimmy Carter
Structure of a Friendly Letter
Write in long-hand
Type for a grade
Handwrite to send to Pres. Carter

16. Standards Covered
6E1a.1: Read aloud grade-level-appropriate poems and literary and informational texts fluently and accurately with appropriate timing, changes in voice, and expression
6E1b.4: Clarify an understanding of texts by creating outlines, notes, diagrams, summaries, or reports.

17. Journal
My biggest fear is

18. the dog answered the boys call with a loud bark
why is old yeller loyal to his family
Why is Old Yeller loyal to his family?

19. Review for Quiz on Friday over Types of Sentences According to Structure

20. Four Kinds of Sentences
Come away from there, Travis.
This is an imperative sentence. It gives a command or makes a request and ends with a period.
There are four kinds of sentences.

21. Four Kinds of Sentences
A declarative sentence, or statement, tells something. It ends with a period.
Specially trained dogs help people with disabilities.

22. Four Kinds of Sentences
An interrogative sentence asks a question. It ends with a question mark.
What kinds of jobs can these dogs go?

23. Four Kinds of Sentences
An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation mark.
How interesting this article is!

24. Four Kinds of Sentences
An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. It ends with a period. You is the understood subject.
Read this newspaper article about some heroic canines.

25. Four Kinds of Sentences
An interjection – not a sentence is a word or a group of words that expresses strong feeling. It is not a complete sentence. An interjection is usually followed by an exclamation mark.
Hooray! Wow! Super!

26. Four Kinds of Sentences What kind of sentence is each one?
Where did you find your new puppy?
interrogative
The animal shelter rescues many abandoned pets.
declarative

27. Four Kinds of Sentences What kind of sentence is each one?
What a wonderful job they do!
exclamatory
Visit the one in your neighborhood.
imperative

28. Four Kinds of Sentences What kind of sentence is each one?
You will be amazed at the variety of animals.
declarative
Do they have snakes and lizards at the shelter?
interrogative

29. Four Kinds of Sentences What kind of sentence is each one?
Call this number for that information.
imperative
Oh, a pet snake would be terrific!
exclamatory

30. Four Kinds of Sentences What kind of sentence is each one?
Would your little sister be frightened?
interrogative
My sister Naomi has several snakes of her own.
declarative

31. Four Kinds of Sentences What is the correct end punctuation for each sentence?
What kind of animal makes the best pet
question mark
Many people are attracted to cats
period

32. Four Kinds of Sentences What is the correct end punctuation for each sentence?
Please consider this adorable little puppy
period
What a difficult decision this is
exclamation mark

33. Writing the Letter to Pres. Jimmy Carter
Format
Hand-write a rough draft using the reason why you are thanking him
Than him
Happy birthday
DO NOT reference that he is dying
Type it and edit as you type
Read to a partner and read theirs
Make changes with pencil and correct the printed letter.
Hand in the printed letter and the written letter.

34. Friday, September 11 CNN Analogy Idiom
Quiz over Types of Sentences according to Structure
Turn in Reading Homework 2; Obtain new book
Reading

35. Standards Covered
6E1a.1: Read aloud grade-level-appropriate poems and literary and informational texts fluently and accurately with appropriate timing, changes in voice, and expression
6E1b.4: Clarify an understanding of texts by creating outlines, notes, diagrams, summaries, or reports.

36. Materials CNN for Kids Quiz Reading Streets Third reading book
Notebook/binder

37. Analogy What is the relationship? MIRROR:SMOOTH:: SANDPAPER: ____
Mirrors are characteristically smooth, while sandpaper is characteristically rough.
RELATIONSHIP = CHARACTERISTIC/QUALITY
ANSWER : ROUGH

38. Idiom
As easy as pie
Your quiz over types of sentences will be as easy as pie.
MEANIN: very easy

39. To capitalize or not—relatives and titles
November 6, 20l1
Dear Journal,
Today, my Mom and Dad took me to meet governor Marcus Christopher. The Governor was speaking at our convention center, We met aunt Rose and uncle Derek in the lobby My aunt and Uncle followed mom and me to our seats, My Father said that he would meet us later, He waved to reverend Dawson, who was standing at a side door, Then, he hurried off to join him, I was so proud when I saw dad on the stage, He introduced the Reverend first, Then, he introduced mayor Benitez, The Mayor introduced the Governor. After the program, dad personally introduced us to all of them. it was a very special afternoon

40. Look at the next slide and the words to which both –ed and –ing
are added. What conclusions can be drawn and fore what do the color
coding stand? Write your decision on a large white card. Each person
In the group make one observation. You have 3 minutes.
Small Group
Timer

41. Adding –ed and –ing to verbs
Answered
Loaded
Chopped
Dignified
Interfered
Magnified
Mimicked
Omitted
Panicked
Patrolled
Qualified
Skied
Staggered
Travelled
Answer
Load
Chop
Dignify
Interfere
Magnify
mimic
omit
Panic
Patrol
Qualify
Ski
Stagger
travel
Answering
Loading
Chopping
Dignifying
Interfering
Magnifying
Mimicking
Omitting
Panicking
Patrolling
Qualifying
Skiing
Staggering
Travelling
Answer
Load
Chop
Dignify
Interfere
Magnify
mimic
omit
Panic
Patrol
Qualify
Ski
Stagger
travel
-ed
-ing

42. Review Games Story Sort Vocabulary Words: Arcade Games Study Stack
Spelling City: Vocabulary
Spelling City: Spelling Words
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43. Spelling Words Adding –ed & -ing

44. answered omitting answering magnified traveled magnifying traveling
chopped
chopping
qualified
qualifying
panicked
panicking
interfered
interfering
omitted
omitting
magnified
magnifying
patrolled
patrolling
skied
skiing
mimicked
mimicking
dignified
dignifying
staggered
staggering

45. Essential Question: How can we help protect those we love?
TIMER - 2 minutes

46. Vocabulary Words nub romping rowdy slung speckled chaparral poultice
lunging
nub
romping
rowdy
slung
speckled
chaparral
poultice
squawling
hero
rescue
saved
Vocabulary Words
More Words to Know

47. Vocabulary Words chaparral nub poultice romping squawling rowdy hero
lunging
nub
romping
rowdy
slung
speckled
chaparral
poultice
squawling
hero
rescue
saved
Vocabulary Words
More Words to Know

48. Reading “ High Plains Childhood”
Read with notes on POST-ITS to determine why the setting is important.
Could this story take place anywhere else or at any other time?
How does the setting determine the conflict and the decisions of the characters?